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C. M. BONDY BUTTON Nov. 25, 1930. R; 17,877

Original Filed Feb. 27. 1928 INVENTQR.

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10 covering for the Reissued Nov. 25, 1930 8 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE032mm 1:. ZBQNDY, or CLEVELAND, onro, ASSIGNOR T THEBONDY AUTO TOP 00M-PANY,

0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO BUTTON Original 1T0.1,688,520, dated October 23, 1928, Serial No. 257,217, filed February27, 1923. Application for reissue filed February 18, 1930.

The present invention relates, as indicated, to buttons,' and moreparticularly to easily attachable buttons for upholstery. Specifically,the buttons disclosed in the present application are primarily adaptedfor use in automobile seat covering, andthey comprise essentially a headprovided with pins or prongs extending in different directions, saidpins being adapted to be'pushed through the automobile seat. The pri-"mary object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivebutton of the type described which will be easily attachable, which willnot readily become accidentally dislodged, but which will be relativelyeasy to remove in case such removal becomes necessary. To theaccomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then,consists of the means hereinafter fully described and-particularlypointed out in the claims. y

The annexed drawing'and the following description set forth in detailcertain mechanism embodying the invention, such dis- .closed meansconstituting, however, but one of: various mechanical forms in which theprinciple of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing: 7

Fig. 1 is a bottom lan view of one form of ,button contemplated by thepresent invention; Fig. 2 is'a section through the button disclosed inFig. 1;, Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe secondary pin disclosed inFigs. 1 and 2; Fig

nular' seat 1'7. A wire 18 is bent to provide 4-is a bottom plan view ofa -modified for'mof button; 'Fig. 5 is a side ustrated therein 16forming an an- Serial No. 429,432.

a part-circular portion 19 adapted to be recived'in said seat 17. At 20,said wire is bent at an angle to form a leg 21, and at 22 said wire isagain bent to form ashank 23' lying in a plane" parallel to but spacedfrom the plane of the part-circular portion 19. The free end 23' of saidwire 18 is sharpened as illustrated.

A second pin wire 24 is bent t o-form an eye 25 and a leg 26, and isthen rebent to form a loop 27 and a shank 28 lying parallel to saidneath said flange 16 to secure said second pin firmly in' position. Inattaching'the button disclosed in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, the shanksimilar material with the eye and the loop 27 upstanding from thesurface of the material.

The pointed end 100 of the leg26 will enter the material after the pinhas been positioned to prevent accidental shifting thereof. The shank 23of the wire 18 is theninserted through the eye 25, and, passing betweenthe shank 28 and the leg 26 of-the wire 24; the shank 23- enters thefabric.- It will be understood that'the button secured to the wire 18,and as the shank 23 is pushed home, the Wire 18 is sprung topermit theflange 16 ofthe button 15 to override the projecting ends of theportions of the wire 24 forming the eye and the loop'27. It will be seenthat the lip 29 will be entered in the button beneath the flange 16thereof to prevent accidental removal of the button from the wire 24:.

Referring now to Figs. 5 and 6, it will be seen that the cap 30 isformed with an in- 28 of the wire 2a is forced into'thefabric or turnedflange 31 forming an annular seat 32, and that said. flange is providedwith two pairs of substantially oppositely disposed inwardly extendingshoulders 33 and 34. Two pins are used with this modification, each pincomprising a crescent shaped portion 35, the curve 36 of-which isreceived in said seat 32, and the horns 37 and 38 of which abut againstone pair of shoulders 33 or 34. From the horn 37 there extends a shank39, traversing the bottom face of the cap 30, and

having its free end 40 sharpened. Similarly fromthe horn 38 thereextends a-much short: er shank 41 also traversing the lower face of thecap 30 and having its free end 42 sharpened. As is clearly shown in Fig.5, the shank 39 extends substantially in the plane of the cap or button30, whilethe shank 41 extends at an angle to the plane of said button.In attaching the button disclosed in Figs. 4 and 5, the shanks 39 areforced into the fabric or other. material far enough to wrinkle thematerial. Pressure being applied 011 the outer face of the cap 30, itwill be seen that the resilient return of jthe, material to a "in Fig. 6can smooth condition will force the pointed ends 42 of the shanks curethe button firmly in place. 7

m It will be apparent that the pin disclosed I be used with the'cap 30,the ends 43 and 44 of the rebent portion of said pin being receivedbeneath the flange 31 and held against transverse shifting by theshoulders 37 or 38 on said flange. )The shanks 45 and-46 of this pinwill extend substantially in the plane of, and at an angle to the planeof, said cap 30 respectively, as do the shanks 39 and 41 of the pindisclosed inFigs. 4 and 5.

Fig. 7 illustrates a modified form of the wire or secondary pinillustrated in Fig. 3. The wire 24' is bentto conform in every way withthe wire 24 save that, at a point immediately beyond the eye 25 theshank 28' of said Wire 24' is bent laterally at right angles as at 47 toprovide a laterally extending shank 48. It will be seen that the wire24' provides an eye 25, a leg 26', a loop 27 formed to provide a lip 29,and a shank 28'. The wire 24' is adapted to be used in conjunctionwiththe button 15'and its wire 18 where, for instance, the button is tobe attached to a corner of the fabric Where the.

straight shank inserted. T

It may further be noted that, as a further modification of the buttondisclosed herein,

28 of the wire 24 could not be I might form the button proper as onemem-- ber of a common snap fastener havin attached thereto a pin. Asecond pin mig t be attached to the other member of the snap fastener sothat the tened together by means of the snap fastener. Other modes ofapplying the principle of 41 into said material to sewire bent toprovide two pins could be in-' serted in the fabric separately and thenfas my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, changebeing made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the meansstated by any of the following claims or the equivalent of such statedmeans he employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a button ofa plurality of separate'pin memberssecured to said button, at least one of said pin members being readilydetachable from said button.

.2. The combination with a button having a pin secured thereto, of asecond pin provided with means for securing the same to said button,said means permitting ready removability of said second pin.

3. In combination with a button and a wire secured to said button andproviding a shank slightly spaced from and substantially parallel to theplane of said button, a second wire bent to provide an eye and ashank,said eye being adapted to receive said first shank to secure saidsecond shank to said button.

4. In combination with a button and a wire secured to said button andproviding .a shank slightly spaced from and substantially par-V allel tothe plane of said button, a second wire rebent to provide an out-turnedlip, the end of i one leg of said wire bein looped about the other legtoform an eye, said eye being adapted to receive the shankof said firstwire and said lip being adapted to be engaged with said button to securesaid second wire to said button.

5. In combination with a button and a wire secured to said button andproviding a shank wire andsaid lip being adapted to be engaged I withsaid button to I secure said second wire to said button.

6. In combination with a button having an lnturned flange forming anannular seat, a a substantially annular portion and a shank portion,said shank portion lying in a plane spaced from and substantiallyparallel to the plane of saidannular portion, and a second wire bent toprovide an eye and a shank, said eye being adapted to shank to securesaid second receive said first shank to said first shank, and saidsecond shank being adapted to extend oppositely from said first shank.

inturned flange forming anannular seat; said from and substantiallyparflange being provided with two pairs of oppositely disposedinwardlyextending. shoulders and a pair of pins, each of said pinscompris 1 In combination with a button having an ing a wire havingsharpened ends and bent to form a crescent; the curve of said crescentbeing received in said seat, and the horns of said crescent abuttingagainst one pair of said shoulders; the longer of said ends being bentto extend outwardly from said button in one direction and substantiallyin the plane of said button, and the shorter of said ends being bent toextend outwardly from said button in the opposite direction and at anangle to the plane of said button.

Signed by me this 11 day of February, 1930.

CHARLES M. BONDY.

